Draw drapery lap support



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DRAW DRAPERY LAP SUPPORT Filed July :3, 1952 l INVENTOR. VIQLA FI SWAFFO12 n ATTO EN EYS Patented Aug. 3, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DRAWDRAPERY LAP SUPPORT Viola F. Swaiord, Big Spring, Tex.

Application July 3, 1952, Serial No. 297,035

This invention relates to draw drapery supports, and more particularlyto means for supporting the top inner marginal portions of drawdraperies.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved drawdrapery lap supporting device for use with draw drapery supports of thetype having horizontally extending tongue elements to which the upperinner portions of the drapery members are adapted to be attached, theimproved lap support being simple in construction, being easy toinstall, and preventing dog-caring, or breaking down of the inner topmarginal portions of the drapery elements when the draperies are drawntogether.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved draw draperylap supporting device for use on the horizontally extending tongueelements of conventional draw drapery bracket structure such as shown inthe U. S. patent to C. W. Kirsch 1,876,060, the improved lap supportingdevice being inexpensive to construct, being easy to mount on the tongueelement of a drapery supporting structure, and providing a means ofrigidifying the upper inner corner portions of the draw draperies toprevent collapse thereof when the draperies are drawn together.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of portions of aconventional draw drapery supporting assembly of the type shown in theKirsch Patent, 1,581,806 and the Kirsch Patent 1,876,060, showing a pairof improved drapery lap supports according to the present inventionmounted on the horizontally extending tongue elements of the drawdrapery supporting assembly.

Figure 2 is a top View of the structure shown in Figure 1. f

Figure 3 is a cross sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevational detail view of the draw drapery lapsupports of Figure l shown with their sleeve elements in unfoldedpositions preparatory to mounting on the tongue members of a drawdrapery supporting assembly.

Referring to the drawings, the draw drapery lap supports are designatedrespectively at II, II' and are generally similar in shape, as shown inFigure 4. The lap supports II, II' comprise generally T-shaped bodies offlat, substantially rigid material, such as aluminum sheet, plastic 3Claims. (Cl. 1GO-341) sheet material or the like, and are provided withthe respective head portions I2, I2 and the respective stem portions I3,I3', as shown in Figure 4c. The ends of the head portion I2 are providedwith the respective arms or extensions I4 and I5 extending parallel toand being coplanar with the stem i3, and the ends of the head element i2are provided with the integral extensions Ifl and I5 extending parallelto and being coplanar with the stem I8. The stem I3 is widened to definethe respective bendable marginal flanges i6 and I'I which are bendablearound the dotted lines as shown in Figure 2 so that the flanges I6 andI'I define a sleeve element, shown at I S in Figure l which is slidablyengageable on the horizontally extending tongue I9 formed on thedepending web member 20 of the left drapery attaching element ZI of aconventional draw drapery supporting assembly above described. Thesleeve element I8 is formed with the open ended longitudinal slot 22adapted to receive the dependingI web element 20 when the sleeve elementI8 is telescoped over the tongue I9 in the manner shown in Figure 1. Asshown in Figure 3, the sleeve element I8 is substantially at to closelyfit on the flat tongue I9 and to support the stem I3, head I2, and armsI4 and I5 in a vertical plane substantially adjacent to the upper innerportion of the drapery supported on the assembly.

Similarly, the member II is formed with the bendable ilange elements I6'and I'I on its stem portion I3', said flange elements being bendable todefine the relatively flat sleeve element I8' engageable on thehorizontally extending tongue I9-at the right side of the draperysupporting assembly, the sleeve element I8' being formed with the openended longitudinal notch 22 adapted to receive the depending web 20 ofthe drapery-connecting member 2 I With the sleeve element I8 engaged onthe tongue I9 in the manner shown in Figure 1, the head l2', extensionsIrl', and I 5', and the stem I3 are supported in a vertical planesubstantially adjacent to the drapery, shown at 23.

The extensions I4, I and I5, I5 are provided at their ends with opposingnotches 24 and 24 and are further provided with notches 25 and 25adjacent the corners between the respective head portions I2, I2 and theextensions. Similarly, said end portions of the head elements i2 and I2are provided with notches 26 and 25', as shown in Figure 4, diagonallyopposed with respect to the notches 25, 25'. The respective stemportions I3 and I3 are formed with the opposed notches 21 and 2T', asshown in Figure 4. The lap supports may thus be secured to therespective draperies by means of loops of threads 29, engaged throughthe material and anchored in the respective notches in the manner shownin Figure 1, thus rigidifying the inner upper corner portions of thematerial and preventing said upper corner portions of the material fromcollapsing or becoming dog-eared when the draperies are drawn togetherinto overlapping relationship at their inner marginal portions.

While a specic embodiment of an improved draw drapery lap supportingdevice has been disclosed in the foregoing description;A it will beunderstood that various modifications .vithin the spirit of theinvention may occur tothose skilled A Therefore, it is intended thatnoin the art. limitations be placed on the invention except as definedby the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a draw drapery lap supporting device, a draw drapery supporthaving a vertical web and a horizontally extending tongue carried bysaid Web vto which the upper inner portions of drapery elementsY areadapted to be attached, a generally T-shaped body of ilat substantiallyrigid material having a stem portion and respective arms, extensionsatthe ends of said arms coplanar with and parallel to said stern portion,and respective inturned marginal flanges on said stemv portion deiiningAwith said stem portion a sleeve, said sleeve being engaged on thehorizontally extending tongue. of said draw drapery support with said.arms and extensions engaged against the upper inner portion of thedrapery for securement thereto.

2. Ina draw drapery lap supporting device, azdraw drapery support havinga vertical web and a horizontally extending tongue carried by said webtoWhichthe upper inner portions of drapery elements are adapted to beattached, a generally T-shaped body of iiat substantially rigid materialhaving a stem portion and respective arms, extensions at the ends ofsaid arms coplanar with and parallel to said stem portion, andrespective inturned marginal anges on said stern portion defining withsaid stem portion a sleeve, said sleeve being engaged on thehorizontally extending tongue of said draw drapery support with saidarms and extensions engaged against the upper inner portion of thedrapery for securement thereto, andsaid arms and extensions being formedwith thread-anchoring notches at their edges.

3. A draw drapery lap supporting device for use'withdrawdrapery supportsof the type having vertical Webs and horizontally extending tonguescarried by said webs to which the upper inner portions: of draperyelements are adapted to be attached, comprising a generally T-shapedbody of` iat substantially rigid material having a stem portion andrespective arms, flat extensions at. theaends of saidarms coplanar withand parallel to'saidstem portion, and respective inturned 'marginalanges on. said stem portion deiining with said stem portion a sleeveadapted to be engaged on a'horizontally extending tongue of a draw`drapery support with said arms and extensions engagedv against the upperinner portion of the drapery for securement thereto, said arms,extensions andstern portions being each formed along-their edges withthread-anchoring notches, one-of. said flangesbeing formed with an openended-longitudinal slot to receive the supporting web of the tongue.

References Cited inthe le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,581,806l Kirsch Apr. 20, 1926 1,606,580I Kirsch Nov. 9,'1926 1,875,060 Kirsch Sept. 9, 1932 frm..

